What color is #6023A0?

#6023A0 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Wild Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6023A0?

The RGB value is 96, 35, 160: 96 red, 35 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6023A0?

The complementary color is #63A023, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6023A0?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6023A0 color

#6023A0 rgb(96, 35, 160)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6023A0 is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 13.7% green and 62.7% blue (96, 35, 160).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 64% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 78% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Wild Violet (#63209B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#6023A0 color codes

HEX	`#6023A0`
RGB	`rgb(96, 35, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 13.7%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 64%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 78%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 78%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.98, 51.03, -56.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.98, 75.9, 312.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.768, 6.227, 33.833)`
Decimal	`6300576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6023A0, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6023A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6023A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6023A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6023a0; }
.text { color: #6023a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6023a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 35 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6023a0, #9e23a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6023A0?: #6023A0 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Wild Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6023A0?: The RGB value is 96, 35, 160: 96 red, 35 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6023A0?: The complementary color is #63A023, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6023A0?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.